Religious Extremists Funding Republicans in Exchange for Legislating LGBTQ Americans Out of Existence

Trump has been making every effort possible to destroy The Johnson Amendment, an 1954 law introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson into section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code dealing with tax-exempt religious organizations. The objective was to restrict the involvement in partisan politics by churches that wanted to be exempt from paying taxes.

The Amendment specifically states:

“Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating…